Mac Works 4.0: Limits on Works 4.0 Features
  
PSS ID Number: Q126848
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.00 4.00a 4.00b
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the limits of various features in Works 4.0.
 
DATABASE
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Maximum number of fields in a Database form ...............254
 
Maximum number of pages to a form ...........................1
 
Maximum number of characters in a Database field ..........250
 
Maximum number of reports ..................................16
 
Maximum number of forms ....................................16
 
Maximum number of filters ..................................16
 
Maximum number of records will vary depending on available RAM.
 
   A good estimate would be the following:
 
   If a record has 10 fields, with 10 characters per field, you
   could create approximately 1000 records per megabyte of RAM.
 
WORD PROCESSOR
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Maximum number of characters depends on available RAM.
 
Maximum number of tabs per line ............................20
 
Maximum number of merged fields on a single line............15
 
SPREADSHEET
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Maximum number of characters in a cell ....................238
 
Maximum number of rows .................................16,382
 
Maximum number of columns .................................256
 
Maximum number series in a chart ............................4
 
Maximum number of data points per chart (non pie chart)....400
 
Maximum number of data points on a pie chart ...............15
 
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KBSubcategory: mwksss mwkswp mwksdb macworkskb
 
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Version           : 4.00 4.00a 4.00b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
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